The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-07-08
Local and state Notes.

Local and state Notes.
The l., D. &c S. earned in June $50, OIL SO, an
increase over the earnings of the sponding
month in 1886 of 81, 756. 10.
The c., H. & l. breaks the ice and announces
an excursion to Niagara Falls the Sd of
August. Other roads will now. doubtless follow
suit
The Pittsburg, Fort Wayne e. Chicago road
has appointed landscape gardener, whose sol Q
duty will be TO beautify the grounds of the COM
pany at prominent stations on the line.
Complaint is made that trains are run at too
high a speed on the Union tracks. The c., St
L. & p and the L., N. A 81 c., it is alleged are
prone to be especially reckless in the matter.
s. 3. knight has been selected as a member of
the classification committee of the Central Traf
fc Association in place of M. knight. whom he
succeeded as general freight agent of tue Wabash
road.
The dry weather in Illinois has forced the
farmers to sell their fat cattle earlier than usual,
and shipments Of live stock of extra fine
quality have largely increased in the last few
days.
East bound passenger business over the Van
dalia and /. e. St. l.. is unusually heavy. Train
No g. of the Vandalia, hauled east yesterday
two sleeping coaches and carried seventy four
through passengers
Next month the c. Fl. & d. will be in the
field for distributing Jackson coal over the coun-
try. Heretofore the Ohio Southern practically
had monopoly of it, their road being the only
of standard gauge reaching the Jackson
mines.
The c., H & D. lines earned in June $3.50. BIG,
increase earnings correspond
ing week in 1886 of $38. 301, or IL per cent. The
L.. N. A. e. G. earned in June $l58. 1913, in
crease of SAC, 755, or 33 per cent over the same
time last year
On Wednesday the L.. N. A. & c. placed two
entire new passenger trains on the main line
It seems about time they were giving the Indian
apolis division little attention in this respect,
some of the coaches run In here are very
shabby affairs.
vote is being taken in the Trunk Line and
Central Traffic associations to decide whether
cotton fabrics shall be carried as third class
freight by all lines. Some of the roads have
been carrying cotton goods at third-ciass rates
since August, 1886.
General Manager Henderson, OF the Ohio
Southern and l., B. G. W., has found some very
superior sand for the manufacture of glass at a
point on the Ohio Southern road. He has sent
carload of it to the new glass-works just
started at Findlay to test its worth.
Freight men looking for heavy freight
traffic next month if the export shipments of
grain should continue heavy Wheat
and oats will then begin to move brskly, and the
prospects for heavy tonnage OF miscellaneous
freights. also could not be more favorable.
The monthly statement of 81. F. Stiles. agent
of the c., Fl. d /. at this point, shows that in the
month OF june IL, $50. 400 more pounds of freight
were handled at this station than in the CORE
spending month of 1886. 1t fact. it the
largest tonnage ever handled in thirty days at
Indianapolis.
w. c. Alvord. who has been a clerk in one Of
the division Offices of the Wabash, has been APP
pointed division freight agent of the Jacksonville
& Southeastern rad, with headquarters at Jack
sonville. Mr.. Alvord has been in the Wabash
freight service n number of years and is ex-
cellent freight man.
1t is quite evident that the Lake Erie & West
ern is not as good at cutting rates out of Indian
spolis was the Wabash. During the last
thirty DAYS the Lake Erie 81 Western has
ried but 81 per cent. of the east bound business
out of here, while it was not an unusual thing
for the Wabash to be carrying % to 30 per cent.
General Passenger Agent Rockwell, of .he c.,
f. 81 ID. lines reports that on July %. SOC per-
sons were handled on their trains Under Mr..
Roekwells management of the passenger depart
ment the road is highly prosperous, the earnings
from passenger business the first half of the year
exceeding those of the corresponding period of
1886 SAC, 260.
On Sunday next all the tracks but one for the
most OF the distance, between Meridian and Del |
aware streets will be removed to make room for
the improvements to Pogues run. While these |
tracks are up there will be certain portions of
the day. covering hour and half two |
hours, during which no freight trains can be run |
over the Union tracks.
G. C. Waite, general manager OF the c., II. e. |
ID. lines, says that the rental question at Issue |
between them and the Uno. Railway Company |
Ia practically settled, and that there is no ill |
feeling over the matter. IL is proposed, how |
ever. to continue the case now before the Su- |
preme Court of Indiana, to decide certain ques-
tons OF rights involved
West-bound tonnage has never before been as
heavy in July as it is the present year, and the |
freight men at their wits end to understand |
il rates strictly lived up to. 1t has been
noticeable fer years past, however, that the
through west bound business over Indian apolis !
lines has been rapidly increasing, as they offer
the most direct routes and make the best time.
The general freight agents of Indianapolis
lines not pleased that Chicago roads are al
lowed to make a minimum of III. 900 pounds for
a carload rate westward. while INDIANAPOLIS
roads are obliged to work their business with
IL, 900 as the minimum. There is trouble brew
ing over the matter, it discriminates against !
Indianapolis shippers in favor of those of Chi
cago.
f. A. Ford, general passenger agent of tho
Pennsylvania lines west of PittsburR. and |
Charles Rockwell. general passenger agent Of /